About TRIO TS

Who Can Participate?

With the assistance of teachers, guidance counselors, and principals, students are selected based on need. We are mandated by the Department of Education to select a certain number of students who fall below certain income levels and/or whose parents did not graduate from a 4-year post-secondary institution. However, not all students are required to meet this criterion. The main thing Talent Search seeks is students who are motivated and have the potential to pursue a post-secondary education. New students are recruited primarily in the fall, particularly 6th graders; however, referrals are appreciated all year and from all grades. Interested applicants must submit a completed application to be considered. Submission of an application does not guarantee placement in Talent Search.

Activities

Talent Search has many activities for students all year long. Monthly workshops, college campus tours, and enrichment trips are conducted during the school year. Summer activities include summer academic enrichment day camps, campus tours and cultural enrichment trips. Talent Search also provides newsletters to both students and parents. Talent Search strongly encourages parents to become actively involved in preparing for their child’s educational goals. Topics covered by Talent Search include:

The MCC TRIO Talent Search program provides various activities throughout the year. During the school year, Talent Search advisors do monthly in-school workshops that are designed to be both fun and pertinent to successfully completing secondary education and enrolling in a program of postsecondary education. Workshops topics include career games, bridge building, college information, money for college, career information and character-building activities.

Academic Competition

The Talent Search program also participates in the Kentucky Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel (KAEOPP) Academic Bowl in which our 8th grade participants compete against other Talent Search programs throughout the state. We are happy to report that we have won 1st place three out of the six and 2nd place the other three years. Winning 1st place at the KAEOPP Academic Bowl advances the team to the Regional level to compete at the Southeastern Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel (SAEOPP) competition in which our Talent Search program won 1st place two out of the three years that they were eligible to compete.

College Visits

Talent Search campus visits have included campus tours to Murray State, Western KY U, University of Louisville, University of Kentucky, Brescia, Berea, Austin Peay, Kentucky Wesleyan, Vanderbilt, University of Evansville, Owensboro Community and Technical College, and West Kentucky Community and Technical College.

Cultural Trips

Participants have the opportunity to participate in cultural and career trips to the Glema Mahr Center, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, RiverPark Center Martin Luther King Museum, Louisville Science Museum, Evansville Museum, KET television station, and the Corvette Factory.

Summer Day Camp

The Talent Search program has provided our middle school participants a one-to-two week summer day camp in which academics are incorporated with fun activities instructed by local teachers. For our high school participants a three- day ACT preparation camp has been offered ending with a fun-filled campus/cultural day trip.

Trips

In the past the Talent Search program has taken senior and summer trips to places like Gatlinburg, Atlanta, Louisville, St. Louis, Chicago, and a trip visiting various schools and landmarks in Kentucky.

After acceptance into the Talent Search program, regular attendance and participation at the monthly in-school workshop are required to participate in scheduled activities. All activities are paid for by the federally-funded TRIO Talent Search program.

Counselor Schedules

Wes Ausenbaugh

Madisonville-North Hopkins High School

Seniors meet from 8:55 to 9:40 AM. Juniors meet from 9:45 to 10:30 AM. Sophomores meet from 10:35 to 11:20 AM. Freshmen meet from 1:10 to 1:55 PM.

• February 4
• March 3
• April 7
• May 5

Muhlenberg North Middle School

All meetings are from 9:00 to 9:40 AM.

Muhlenberg North High School

All meetings are from 1:10 to 1:50 AM.

Muhlenberg South Middle School

Team 8A meets from 8:51 to 9:30 AM. Team 8B meets from 9:54 to 10:52 AM. Seventh graders meet from 10:56 to 11:54 AM. Sixth graders meet from 12:20 to 1:00 PM.

• February 18
• March 17
• May 12

Browning Springs Middle School

Seventh graders meet from 8:45 to 9:30 AM. Sixth graders meet from 9:35 to 10:20 AM. Eighth graders meet from 10:25 to 11:10 AM.

• February 7
• March 6
• May 8

James Madison Middle School

Eighth graders meet from 8:40 to 9:30 AM. Sixth graders meet from 9:30 to 10:20 AM. Seventh graders meet from 10:20 to 11:10 AM.

• February 5
• March 4
• May 6

Temesia Perdue

Webster County High School

Dixon Middle School

Sixth and seventh grades meet at 10:15 AM. Eighth grade meets at 12:00 PM)

• January 30
• February 27
• March 26
• May 7

Providence Middle School

Eighth grade meets at 1:00 PM. Seventh grade meets at 1:30 PM. Sixth grade meets at 2:00 PM.

• January 23
• February 27
• March 26
• May 14

Sebree Middle School

Sixth grade meets at 1:00 PM. Seventh and eighth grades meet at 1:30 PM.

• January 18
• February 15
• March 14
• May 16

Roshun Radford

Hopkins Central High School

Freshmen and sophomores meet at 12:30 PM (second club block.) Juniors and seniors meet at 9:15 AM (first club block.)

West Hopkins Middle School

Sixth grade meets at 11:30 AM. Seventh grade meets at 12:20 PM. Eighth grade meets at 1:10 PM.

• January 17
• February 7
• March 6
• May 7

South Hopkins Middle School

Sixth grade meets at 12:26 PM. Seventh grade meets at 1:12 PM. Eighth grade meets at 1:58 PM.

• January 25
• February 14
• March 13
• May 9